In Relation to Boyd

• Slightly repetitive use of “the angel” in the very beginning of the canto
• No illustrations are present in this canto

In Relation to Wilstach

• It is clearly stated to be the singular angel who spoke about the blessed nature of those who desire righteousness
• Difficulty and rockiness of the path is not mentioned other than Dante commenting on the journey growing easier
• It is not specified that those rising will be doing so from their graves
• “The whole world was already pregnant with true belief, seeded by the messengers of the eternal kingdom” —reproductive terminology used to represent the spread of Christianity
• Refers to “priests” rather than “teachers”
• Virgil refers to his place in the first circle as a “dark gaol”, portraying it as a negative place